Celebrate National Cheese Pizza Day September 5
National Cheese Pizza Day on September 5 calls to attention the quintessential holy trinity of pizza, the cheese pizza. It is the classic combination of cheese, red pizza sauce and crust. A cheese slice is what we use to measure pizzas from different pizzerias. It’s the basis to which all other pizzas are judged. The cheese pizza is a staple deserving of its own holiday. Pizzerias around the country demonstrate just how innovative and creative a cheese pizza can be on National Cheese Pizza Day.
People love cheese pizza so much that Extra Cheese is a Top 5 Pizza Topping. See what other toppings round out the Top 5 and even Top 10.
Let’s crush on delicious cheese pizzas from pizzerias in the U.S.
Here are just a sampling of cheese pizzas that we, at Pizza Today, have had the amazing opportunity to try in America:
Williamsburg Pizza, Brooklyn, New York
Williamsburg Pizza, Brooklyn, New York. Photo by Josh Keown
Modern Apizza, New Haven, Connecticut
Modern Apizza, New Haven, Connecticut. Photo by Josh Keown
Scottie’s Pizza Parlor, Portland, Oregon
Scottie’s Pizza Parlor, Portland, Oregon. Photo by Josh Keown
Greenville Avenue Pizza Company, Dallas, Texas
Greenville Avenue Pizza Company, Dallas, Texas. Photo by Josh Keown
Razza, Jersey City, New Jersey
Razza, Jersey City, New Jersey. Photo by Josh Keown
Scarr’s Pizza, New York, New York
Scarr’s Pizza, New York, New York. Photo by Josh Keown
Pizza Jerk, Portland, Oregon
Pizza Jerk, Portland, Oregon. Photo by Josh Keown
Cheese Pizza Recipes to Honor National Cheese Pizza Day
Pizza Today has thousands of recipes in our online recipe collect. We’ve scoured the collection to bring you the best cheese pizza recipe for you to try.
First up is a cheese Grandma Pie. There is something about the Grandma pizza style that draws attention to that glorious whole-milk mozzarella. Here is a grandma pie recipe by World Pizza Champion and Pizza Restaurateur Tony Gemignani. Go to the recipe below.
Next, John Gutekanst wanted to great an elevated spin on a traditional cheese pizza. The Royale with Cheese uses a cheese blend of Feta, Asiago, Parmigiano, Gorgonzola and Provolone. Go to the recipe below.
Royale with Cheese Pizza Recipe
One of the best cheese pizzas we ever made in the Pizza Today Test Kitchen was an Upside Down Sicilian Pizza. This pizza changes up the placement of the mozzarella to be applied first then the sauce. This pizza was also created by the goat of the pizza industry Tony Geminani. It is dynamite. Get the recipe below.
Here are a few other spins on cheese pizza to give a try. (Don’t hate on the beer cheese and nacho cheese!)
Four-Cheese Stuffed Crust Pizza
The Best Cheese Pizza in the World
Andy Huynh, Cowabunga+, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, wins the World’s Best Cheese Slice Division at International Pizza Challenge 2024.
We felt so strongly about the role of the cheese pizza that we debuted a Division for The World’s Best Cheese Slice in the International Pizza Challenge at the 2024 International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas.
The Cheese Slice competition has strict criteria. In IPC’s newest division, competitors provided the dough, traditional red tomato sauce (only), cheese/cheese blend and spices. NO par-baking. Once the pizza enters the oven ONLY a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil (infused or not), grated cheese & dry spices after baking are acceptable; NO other drizzles, toppings, cheeses, or work on the pizza is allowed once the pizza enters the oven. This division is open to all crust styles.
Find more International Pizza Challenge 2024 winners.
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